Cayman Islands vs Panama: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps

Cayman Islands
-1.74 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Panama
-870.79 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Cayman Islands rank
186th
Panama rank
185th

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps over time

  • Cayman Islands
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports -870.79 million BoP, current US$ against -1.74 billion BoP, current US$ in Cayman Islands, a difference of 870.75 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Cayman Islands ahead.

Cayman Islands ranks 186th and Panama ranks 185th of 192 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cayman Islands averaged higher in 4 and Panama in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cayman Islands Panama Difference Ahead
1970s 13.48 million BoP, current US$ 0 BoP, current US$ 13.48 million BoP, current US$ Cayman Islands
1980s 29.95 million BoP, current US$ 105.46 million BoP, current US$ 75.52 million BoP, current US$ Panama
1990s 1.28 billion BoP, current US$ 60.21 million BoP, current US$ 1.22 billion BoP, current US$ Cayman Islands
2000s 5.13 billion BoP, current US$ 196.27 million BoP, current US$ 4.94 billion BoP, current US$ Cayman Islands
2010s 18.80 billion BoP, current US$ 555.21 million BoP, current US$ 18.25 billion BoP, current US$ Cayman Islands
2020s -1.12 billion BoP, current US$ -282.91 million BoP, current US$ 841.19 million BoP, current US$ Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps, Cayman Islands or Panama?
Panama, at -870.79 million BoP, current US$ against -1.74 billion BoP, current US$ in Cayman Islands as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps between Cayman Islands and Panama?
870.75 million BoP, current US$, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Panama?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Cayman Islands and Panama rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
Cayman Islands ranks 186th and Panama ranks 185th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
239 places, 10,166 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.